A Mumbai-based trust has donated Rs 11 crore to Sri Venkateswara Annaprasadam Trust of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams. Tushar Kumar, a member of Prasid Uno Family Trust, handed over the cheque to TTD’s Additional EO Sri Ch Venkaiah Chowdary, a press release from the temple authorities said.
The annadanam trust was launched in 1985 by former Chief Minister NT Rama Rao to provide free food to pilgrims. It was initially named Venkateswara Nithya Annadanam Endowment Scheme. The name of the trust was changed to Sri Venkateswara Nithya Annadanam Trust after it became an independent trust in 1994. The trust was renamed Sri Venkateswara Annaprasadam Trust in 2014.